Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-04-18
AFTER THE STORM
The People Hard at Wort Rssislts
Damages. j
From AZ snnday Reeister

From the Sunday Register
To The majority of the people of this city
che faIlanG accurate reports of Friday
afternoon 5 storm, presented in the morn
ing papers Of yesterday, were in the nature
Of 4 surprise. Many, of euurse, had heard
more or less vague stories OfhOuses wrecked
at St Clairsville and Martins Ferry, but
few, on retiring Friday night, had any cor
rect or comprehensive idea of the magni-
tude of the disaster. Under these circum-
stances the city papers were in great de-
mand Yesterday, and their contents were
devoured with avidity by all classes OF
readers. On every hand there were eX-
pressions of profound sorrow for the unior-
Inmates on the west side of the river, and
there was q decided disposition, especially
among merchants and business men, to
take concerted action to relieve the dis
tress. Several citizens sent money to st.
Clairsville and Martins Ferry, and more
will follow.
All along the track of the storm, but
especially in Martins Ferry, the people
are hard at work repairing the damage
wrought by the wind. In Clark's addi-
ton many people put in the entire nightin
repairing or renewing the roofs of their
shattered homes, aud all day yesterday the
work was continued, SO that by last even
ing many dwellings were fairly well shell
tered from the weather. A tour of the
stricken portion of the town during the
afternoon showed everybody fully EN-
ployed in the work of reftting, and a few
days will show big change in many
of the dwellings escaping serious
injury. Those which were shat
tered the worst, however, Will
have to be rebuilt entirely, and in such
instances the work will necessarily be
slower. The people, - n rule, seem to
have fully recovered their spirits, and no
one has any idea save that of putting
things back in their proper and old-tIme
places with the utmost possible rapidity.
This is the right thing at this time, and
the community rs q whole should see to 1t
that no man lags behind in restoring the
town To it's former condition. Where prop
erty owners are financially unable to re-
build or repair aid i'll some form should be
extended, until all are on their feet again.
The town was full of visitors all day,
Notwithstanding the air was cold and raw,
and the ruins were viewed with interest
by all To many the PROSTATE trees Of
Walnut Grove afforded the most tangible
idea Of the power Of the wind, and hun
dreds visited the locality during the day.
To-day the number of visitors, in all prob
ability, will be largely increased, while
hundreds will 20 ont to st. Clairsville by
some of the various routes.
The storm has been traced through the
entire length of Belmont county, from
Martins Ferry, through Barton's Station,
st. Clairsyile, ana on past the lntirmary
~ fax ~ HalIowIy's four miles from
Flushing. The track is marked through
out by ruined buildings and fallen
| trees. About Barton the storm was very
severe. 1t struck Ed. Arrick's house and
barn suuarely, and of both buildings,
nothing but the kitchen OF the residence
remains. Across the creek, towards Mar
tins Ferry, a clean swath was cut through
| the timber, some of the overturned trees
being of great size. Between st. Glars
! willie and the Inlirmary but single house
escaped Among the buildings destroyed
were several strong brick dwellings
Fences, hay stacks, &c, suffered severely.
The aggregate loss in the county is placed,
by the best judges, at from $3.50, 900 to
$500, 600, about one-third OF it being in
Martins Ferry.
Yesterdays REGISTER contained such 4
comprehensive and thoroughly detailed
statement Of the circumstances attending
the calamity that there remains but little
to he said concerning the actualities of the
storm. Those who were injured are all do
ing very nicely, Lucy Jordan being the
only one who is in dangerous condition.
i 4 later and more thorough examination OF
her case by the doctors shows that large
splinter from broken timbeT was driven
through the right breast and penetrated
the lung. Her shoulder is also diSlOCated
and the point Of the collar bone broken.
/ Yesterday the doctors took large splinter,
measuring four inches in length and aS
large rs ones finger, from her arm, the
wood being entirely imbedded and hidden.
She is very weak and nervous, hut stands
fair chance OF recovery.
Mrs. l.. Wilhelm is at the residence Oi
| James Tannehill, and is doing very well.
The statement in yesterdays REGISTER
concerning the nature OF her injuries is
correct.
Andrew Iandgraff is probably more
severely injured than any of the others.
The collar bone is broken away from the
breast bone, the thigh fractured and the hip
dislocated. He is, however, doing reason
ably well, and there is little doubt con-
corning his recovery.
William Owens, the little son of Mr..
James Owens, whose injuries were de
scribed in yesterdays REGISTER, is doing
rs well rs could he expected. He is suffer
ing from n compound fracture of the leg
below the knee. The wound was made
after the accident occurred. The bones
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